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Populus tremuloides - Populus balsamifera / Calamagrostis canadensis - Spartina pectinata Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Populus tremuloides - Populus balsamifera / Calamagrostis canadensis - Spartina pectinata Forest
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Description: This lowland aspen forest is found in the aspen parkland region of the United States (Minnesota and North Dakota) and the prairie provinces of Canada. Stands occur on wet, poorly drained soils with high water tables. The tree canopy is most often dominated by <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. <i>Populus balsamifera</i> is a component of most stands and may be codominant on the wettest sites. Other less constant associates include <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Quercus macrocarpa</i>, or <i>Ulmus americana</i>. The abundance of the shrub and herb layers varies, depending on moisture. Generally, <i>Amelanchier</i> spp., <i>Cornus sericea, Cornus racemosa (= Cornus foemina ssp. racemosa)</i>, and <i>Corylus americana</i> are almost always present, the latter preferring somewhat drier conditions. Short shrubs include <i>Rosa blanda</i> and <i>Rosa acicularis</i>. Characteristic herbaceous species include <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Calamagrostis canadensis, Carex pensylvanica, Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata), Fragaria virginiana, Galium boreale, Sanicula marilandica, Thalictrum dasycarpum, Rubus pubescens</i>, and <i>Solidago canadensis</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36893.CEGL002097
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Aspen Prairie Lowland Forest
  Translated: Quaking Aspen - Balsam Poplar / Bluejoint - Prairie Cordgrass Forest
  Code: CEGL002097
  Scientific: Populus tremuloides - Populus balsamifera / Calamagrostis canadensis - Spartina pectinata Forest
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